Brompton

"Sam Salt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Just been perusing the Brompton site with thoughts to
purchase.

One question.It says that the L & T models come with a
folding pedal.does this mean it is not possible to fit
standard clipless pedals to it or does the ' folding bit '
come ' after ' the pedal ( if you get my drift ).

Anyone got any recommendations to suggest when buying a
Brompton.Was thinking of the L6 model.

Thanks,

Sam Salt

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Yes you can fit any pedals to the cranks, the folding part
comes after the fitting to the crank. I've just come back
from Basel, Switzerland were we used two L6 models to get
around the city and further a field using their local cycle
paths. Make sure you don't need the telescopic seat pillar
(try one if you can) as I purchased mine without a test ride
and went on a shops advice that a standard Brompton Pillar
would fit me. It didn't, so I had to purchase the Telescopic
Pillar at a higher cost than when you order it with the
bike. Also go for the lower gearing and get the Schwalbe
Marathon Tyres.

Thanks, John

John said:

"Sam Salt" <[email hidden]> wrote
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Quoted message said:

Just been perusing the Brompton site with thoughts to
purchase.

One question.It says that the L & T models come with a
folding pedal.does this mean it is not possible to fit
standard clipless pedals to it or does the ' folding bit
' come ' after ' the pedal ( if you get my drift ).

Anyone got any recommendations to suggest when buying a
Brompton.Was thinking of the L6 model.

Thanks,

Sam Salt

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Yes you can fit any pedals to the cranks, the folding part
comes after the fitting to the crank. I've just come back
from Basel, Switzerland were we used two L6 models to get
around the city and further a field using their local
cycle paths. Make sure you don't need the telescopic seat
pillar (try one if you can) as I purchased mine without a
test ride and went on a shops advice that a standard
Brompton Pillar would fit me. It didn't, so I had to
purchase the Telescopic Pillar at a higher cost than when
you order it with the bike. Also go for the lower gearing
and get the Schwalbe Marathon Tyres.

Thanks, John

Thanks John.

Sam Salt

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Sam Salt <[email hidden]> typed:

Quoted message said:

John said:

Yes you can fit any pedals to the cranks, the folding
part comes after the fitting to the crank. I've just come
back from Basel, Switzerland were we used two L6 models
to get around the city and further a field using their
local cycle paths. Thanks, John

Thanks John.

That is to say, you can fit any type of pedal you want, but
only the supplied one will actually fold.

Ambrose

In "]news:[email hidden],
Sam Salt <[email hidden]> typed:

Quoted message said:

John said:

Yes you can fit any pedals to the cranks, the folding
part comes after the fitting to the crank. I've just come
back from Basel, Switzerland were we used two L6 models
to get around the city and further a field using their
local cycle paths. Thanks, John

Thanks John.

That is to say, you can fit any type of pedal you want, but
only the supplied one will actually fold.

Ambrose

John said:

"Sam Salt" <[email hidden]> wrote
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Quoted message said:

Just been perusing the Brompton site with thoughts to
purchase.

Also go for the lower gearing and get the Schwalbe
Marathon Tyres.

Go for the gearing most appropriate for where you intend to
cycle it. In Durham that means I have a low (12% reduced)
option, the bike was original fitted with the standard,
high, option as it was purchased for the streets of York.

Colin

John said:

"Sam Salt" <[email hidden]> wrote
in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Just been perusing the Brompton site with thoughts to
purchase.

Also go for the lower gearing and get the Schwalbe
Marathon Tyres.

Go for the gearing most appropriate for where you intend to
cycle it. In Durham that means I have a low (12% reduced)
option, the bike was original fitted with the standard,
high, option as it was purchased for the streets of York.

Colin

On Wed, 12 May 2004 17:12:57 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be "Sam
Salt" <[email hidden]> wrote this:-

Quoted message said:

One question.It says that the L & T models come with a
folding pedal.does this mean it is not possible to fit
standard clipless pedals to it

You can fit any pedals and I have seen them fitted with SPD
and the like pedals. The folding pedal reduces the volume of
the folded bike a lot and is very useful for those using
public transport a lot. If the machine is to be used mostly
for leisure then that is not so important, though there are
other machines that are better for serious leisure use (to
use a slightly odd phrase).

Quoted message said:

Anyone got any recommendations to suggest when buying a
Brompton.Was thinking of the L6 model.

What do you want to do with it? The A to B Magazine and
Folding Society pages outline the strengths and weaknesses
of the various models.

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David Hansen said:

On Wed, 12 May 2004 17:12:57 +0000 (UTC) someone who may
be "Sam Salt" <[email hidden]>
wrote this:-

Quoted message said:

One question.It says that the L & T models come with a
folding pedal.does this mean it is not possible to fit
standard clipless pedals to it

You can fit any pedals and I have seen them fitted with
SPD and the like pedals. The folding pedal reduces the
volume of the folded bike a lot and is very useful for
those using public transport a lot. If the machine is to
be used mostly for leisure then that is not so important,
though there are other machines that are better for
serious leisure use (to use a slightly odd phrase).

Quoted message said:

Anyone got any recommendations to suggest when buying a
Brompton.Was thinking of the L6 model.

What do you want to do with it? The A to B Magazine and
Folding Society pages outline the strengths and weaknesses
of the vario

Quoted message said:

models.

Thanks David will look at them

Sam Salt

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Hello, A Brompton is the real multi purpose bike-enjoy. Take
a look at my webpages for more pictures of what can be done.
All the best, John signature provided for obvious reason.

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John signature provided for obvious reason.

Excellent: well-formed and concise. Auto-snipped for me by
my newsreader as expected.

:-)

Colin